Home › Words › C › ciguateratoxinciguateratoxinciguateratoxin means any of several toxins found in some carnivorous fish that have been contaminated by the alga Gambierdiscus toxicus.EtymologyFrom ciguatera + toxin.nounAny of several toxins found in some carnivorous fish that have been contaminated by the alga Gambierdiscus toxicus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ciguatoxin 83% match — Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen connected heterocyclic rings, produced by algae that are eaten by many fish; causes ciguatera poisoning in humans. vs ciguateratoxin →ciguatoxic 77% match — Relating to ciguatoxins vs ciguateratoxin →ciguatoxicosis 77% match — Illness due to poisoning with ciguatoxin. vs ciguateratoxin →ciguatoxicity 75% match — The quality of being ciguatoxic. vs ciguateratoxin →ciguatera 73% match — A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin. vs ciguateratoxin →gambiertoxin 73% match — Any of a group of polycyclic toxins present in Gambierdiscus toxicus vs ciguateratoxin →ciguateric 69% match — Relating to, or causing, ciguatera. vs ciguateratoxin →ichthyootoxin 63% match — Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish. vs ciguateratoxin →